Oiling a hedge trimmer is essential for its smooth functioning. The oil also protects the hedge trimmer from dirt and moisture and thus protects it from rust and premature deterioration. Find out below how to oil the blades and gearbox of your hedge trimmer.
How do I properly oil my hedge trimmer?
To oil hedge trimmers, you should clean and lubricate the cutting blades with special spray or resin-dissolving agent and oil after each use. The gearbox only needs to be oiled every 100 hours of operation by adding 5 grams of suitable gear grease.
What should be oiled on the hedge trimmer?
The most sensitive part of a hedge trimmer are the cutting blades. They come into contact with the environment the most and can become dirty and become slower and dull. The cutting blades should therefore be oiled after each use. The oil forms a film over the metal, loosens dirt and protects the hedge trimmer from dust and moisture.
Another part of the hedge trimmer that needs attention from time to time is the gearbox. That However, it rarely needs to be lubricated; According to public information, every 100 operating hours is sufficient.
Oil hedge trimmers regularly
The hedge trimmer should be oiled briefly after each use. To do this, you can use commercially available special sprays (€5.00 on Amazon) that contain a resin remover and lubricating grease in one, or you can clean the hedge trimmer yourself with a resin remover, e.g. E.g. acetone and then rub it with oil. Regardless of whether you apply the product by spraying or rubbing, you should turn on the hedge trimmer briefly after application so that the oil can spread thoroughly. Although this method is suitable for quick cleaning and oiling, it is not very thorough. Every now and then you should take your hedge trimmer apart and oil all parts individually.
Oil the hedge trimmer thoroughly
- resin dissolving agent
- Oil
- Gloves (!)
- Screwdriver
- Metal brush
- dry cloth
1. Stop energy supply
Unplug the hedge trimmer or remove the battery or spark plug.
2. Take apart
Disassemble the hedge trimmer into its individual parts.
3. Rough cleaning
Brush the blades individually to remove coarse dirt.
4. Fine cleaning
Then clean the two leaves with a resin-dissolving agent and a dry cloth.
5. Oiling
Then rub both of them generously with oil. Also clean and oil the shaft and the screw connections.
Oil the hedge trimmer gearbox
Depending on the model, the structure of the hedge trimmer, access to the gearbox may vary. Hedge trimmers that allow consumer maintenance have a locking screw on the bottom of the housing. This is unscrewed and the grease tube with gear grease is screwed on. Up to 5 grams of grease should be pressed into the gearbox, which is not much more than pressing firmly once. Don't put too much grease in the gearbox!
